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| Battle of Alnwick Malcolm III |  |
| Alnwick Malcolm's Cross is constructed 1 mile nth of Alnwick where Malcolm III fell |
| Battle of Kozludji Suvorov |  |
| 19th June Kozludji The Winner of the Battle of Kozludji against the Turks near Shumla |
| Battle of Lexington Dartmouth |  |
| 18th April Concord Sends soldiers to capture a military store, they are intercepted by "minute men" |
| 18th April Lexington The first shots of the American war of Independence are fired |
| Battle of Lexington Adams, Samuel |  |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Dawes, William | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Revere, Paul | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Battle of Lexington Warren, Joseph | |
| 18th April Lexington The Comm of Public Safety sends Revere & Dawes to warn Hancock & Adams of danger |
| Committee Oppression Adams, Samuel | |
| Committees of Oppression are established in 300 towns in the American colonies |
| Committees of Oppression report British infringements of liberty |
| Boston Committees of Oppression report to Boston |
| Congress of Continental Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Appointed Delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Constitution Washington, George | |
| 14th Oct Washington The Declaration of Rights & Grievances is adopted by the Continental Congress |
| Continental Congress Jay Jay, John | |
| Washington Appointed Member of the Continental Congress |
| Controller General Finance Turgot Turgot |  |
| Paris Appointed Controller General of Finance |
| Death Belasyse, Thomas |  |
| Death of Thomas Belasyse |
| Death Louis XV | |
| 10th May Paris The Parlement of Paris is abolished |
| Death Clive, Robert | |
| 21st Nov London Death of Clive Plassey, commits suicide in London after his trial for corruption |
| Declaration of Fairfax Resolves Washington, George | |
| 1st Dec Fairfax Signs a measure barring the importation of slaves |
| 1st Dec Fairfax Threatens to stop all Colonial exports to Britain |
| Declaration of Suffolk Resolves Warren, Joseph | |
| 17th Sep Washington The Resolves are drawn up by Dr Warren & adopted by Suffolk County, Massachusett |
| Delegate CC Gadsden Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Appointed Delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Diplomacy George III | |
| 31st Mar Boston Closes Boston harbour until the East India Company is reimbursed for lost tea |
| Diplomacy North, Frederick | |
| Boston Closes Boston harbour until the East India Company is reimbursed for lost tea |
| Newfoundland Forbids American access to Newfoundland fisheries |
| Newfoundland Forbids trade between New England colonies & British Dominions |
| 20th May Boston Closes the port of Boston & reduces the power of the Massachusetts legislature |
| 20th May Parliament punishes the American colonists for the anti-British behaviour |
| 2nd June Boston Requires colonists to house British troops where barracks are not available |
| Election Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Dundas, Henry Melville | |
| Midlothian Elected Member of Parliament for Midlothian |
| Election Gadsden, Christopher | |
| Washington Leader of the Sth Caroliner radicals is elected delegate to the Continental Congress |
| Governor Hastings, Warren | |
| Bengal Appointed Governor General of Bengal |
| Minister of Marine Turgot | |
| Appointed Minister of Marine |
| Parlement Louis XVI | |
| Aug Paris Louis recalls the Paris Parlement |
| President Washington, George | |
| Appointed Commander of the Army |
| Publication Priestley, Joseph | |
| Publication of, "Essay on the First Principles of Government", |
| Rebellion North, Frederick | |
| Boston Closes Boston harbour until the East India Company is reimbursed for lost tea |
| Retirement Maupeou, Rene Nicolas Charles de | |
| 24th Aug Paris Forced to retire on the accession of Louis XVI |
| Rule of Crimea Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Crimea The treaty of Kutchuk cedes Kerch and several other Black Sea ports in the Crimea to Russia and declared the rest of the khanate of Crimea independent. |
| Rule of Kerch Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Kerch The treaty of Kutchuk cedes Kerch and several other Black Sea ports in the Crimea to Russia and declared the rest of the khanate of Crimea independent. |
| Rule of Moldavia Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Moldavia Under the treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji Moldavia is returned to Turkey |
| Rule of Moldovia Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Moldavia and Walachia were restored to the suzerainty of the sultan, but Russia obtains the right of intervening with the Sublime Porte (the sultan's court) on behalf of those two principalities |
| Rule of Steppes Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Steppes Under the treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji the Steppes are returned to Russia |
| Rule of Walachia Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Moldavia and Walachia were restored to the suzerainty of the sultan, but Russia obtains the right of intervening with the Sublime Porte (the sultan's court) on behalf of those two principalities |
| Rule of Wallachia Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Wallachia Under the treaty of Kutchuk Kainardji Wallachia is returned to Turkey |
| Sanctions George III | |
| 31st Mar Boston Closes Boston harbour until the East India Company is reimbursed for lost tea |
| Succession Louis XVI | |
| 10th May Paris Succeeds as King of France |
| Sucide of Clive Clive, Robert | |
| 21st Nov London Death of Clive Plassey, commits suicide in London after his trial for corruption |
| Suffolk Resolves Revere, Paul | |
| 9th Sep Philadelphia Paul Revere carries a copy to the Suffolk Resolves to the Continental Congress , which is in session in Philadelphia |
| 17th Sep Philadelphia The Suffolk Resolves are passed by the Continental Congress protesting against British coercive legislation |
| Suffolk Resolves Warren, Joseph | |
| 9th Sep Massachusetts The Suffolk Resolves urge Massachusetts to establish a separate free state until the Coercive Acts were repealed |
| 9th Sep Milton Representatives from Boston and Suffolk County towns respond to the Coercive Acts, Warren captures the mood of his fellow delegates in a series of resolutions |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves announce that subjects no longer owe loyalty to a King who violates their rights |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves are passed by a unanimous vote of the Suffolk County towns |
| 9th Sep Milton The Suffolk Resolves proclaim the Coercive Acts to be unconstitutional and void and officials charged with the enforcement of these illegal acts are called upon to resign |
| 17th Sep Philadelphia The Suffolk Resolves are passed by the Continental Congress protesting against British coercive legislation |
| Treaty of Kutchuk Catherine II the Great | |
| 16th July Kutchuk Moldavia and Walachia were restored to the suzerainty of the sultan, but Russia obtains the right of intervening with the Sublime Porte (the sultan's court) on behalf of those two principalities |
| 16th July Kutchuk Proclaimed Protectress of the Chris tians in the Balkans |
| 16th July Kutchuk Russia gains access to the Black Sea & to the Straits |
| 16th July Kutchuk Russia gains the Steppes from Turkey |
| 16th July Kutchuk The Crimea gains its independence |
| 16th July Kutchuk The treaty of Kutchuk cedes Kerch and several other Black Sea ports in the Crimea to Russia and declared the rest of the khanate of Crimea independent. |
| Whip Holland | |
| London Leaves the court Party to join the Whigs |
